Sample binder



Oct. 30, 1934.

C. L. WILLIAMS SAMPLE BINDER Filed Aug. l, 1933 INDEX 0F PRDDuCTSARMSTRUN w GKFCP SAMFLES'IO 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 30 ticular interest toarchitects.

Patented Oct. 30, 1934 PATENT OFFICE SAR/[PLE BINDER Chauncey L.Williams, Pelham, N. Y., assignor to F. W. Dodge Corporation, New York,N. Y., a corporation of New York Application August 1, 1933, Serial No.683,205

I 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a sample case or binder, and particularly tosuch a case or binder which will more or less permanently retainrelatively fiat samples of architectural materials and 5 which may beused in conjunction with a catalogue containing brief descriptions ofarticles represented by the samples.

One of the most common methods of advertisingpursued by manufacturers isthe distribution of catalogues which contain descriptions and, lwherepossible, illustrations of the articles or products which themanufacturer produces. Ordinarily each manufacturer gets out his owncatalogue vand sends 'it to those whom he believes will be interested inpurchasing goods of the type he manufactures. Very frequently suchcatalogues are immediately discarded by the receivers as they are notthen in the market for that particular class of goods; if retained, theyA frequently become mislaid or lost and are not 'l 25 turn theircatalogues over to it, and Vit classifying and arranging them in orderlyfashion. The idea was put into eiect with respect to catalogues ofmanufacturers of articles and products relating to construction andwhich are of par- Such a compilation of catalogues, together with onegeneral list of manufacturers and an index of articles and productscovering all the various catalogues, bound togetherin one or morevolumes was is- 35 sued annually and known as Sweets ArchitecturalCatalogues. The consolidated catalogues werel loaned to all leadingarchitects in the country with the understanding that they would bereturnedY at the end of the year or when called L 40 for. Each year thecatalogues were either `sent 1 55 size and plan and for several yearsSweets Architectural Catalogues have been gotten out in that form.

From Sweets Architectural Catalogues the architect could readily nd anyarticle or product advertised therein, for use in drawing up hisspecifications for buildings. However, as the catalogues could only givea printed description of the product, or such a description and anillustration of the product where the product was subject toillustration, the architect was stm handicapped to the extent that itwas impossible for him to see and examine a sample of the productitself. Obviously, from such an examination of a Vsample of the actualproduct the architect could get a much better idea of what it was andwhether it would best answer the purpose for which it was desired.Furthermore, seeing a sample of the article itself would also suggest tothe architect uses to which it might be put in addition to that forwhich it was specifically designed.

While many architectural materials are of such size and/or nature thatit is not practical to distribute samples of them to architects, manyproducts used in the construction of buildings are in flat form andsamples of them can be readily and practically distributed. Such flatmaterials include floor coverings, wall coverings, Wall papers,ceilings, insulation sheets, screening, metal lathing, glass, roofingmaterials, and many other materials of a similar nature.

This invention relates to a case or binder for such flat samples inwhich the samples are indeXed and suitably held in their proper positionso that they cannot readily be removed with the attendant danger of thembeing mislaid or lost, or of being put back in the wrong place. Such acase or binder of samples is adapted to supplement and be used inconjunction with Sweets Architectural Catalogues. When a sample case orbinder, such as the one forming the subject matter of the presentinvention, is used to sup plement Sweets Architectural Catalogues, thegeneral index of the articles and products of the catalogues willindicate by a suitable notation whether or not a sample of the articleor product advertised is contained in the case or binder and if it isthe proper place at which it can be located. 'I'he architect is thenenabled to supplement the brief description of the article or product byan examination of a sample thereof, and can thereby determine much morereadily whether or not that particular product is satisfactory for itsintended use, and also can 10 may be folded over upon the part holdingthe samples 2, as shown in Fig. 2 so that the binder or case may morereadily be transported or handled.

The inside of the section D is provided with an index 12 to therelatively stii samples 2 on the left hand side and an index 13 to themore flexible samples 10 on the right hand side. This index includesboth the manufacturers names and the articles or products which arecontained in the case or binder. The samples on each side are suitablynumbered, as at 14, and. arranged in numerical order so that the desiredsample may be readily located.

The present binder is particularly adapted for use in conjunction withSweets Architectural Catalogues. When so used the index 14a of theproducts in the catalogues 15 will have inserted therein the word Sampleand the number oi the sample, as shown at 16, so that the architect inlooking in the index for this particular` class of products is put onnotice that he can find and examine a sample of the product in thesample case or binder. Likewise, if the architect is examining thesamples in the case, the index 14 will give him the name of themanufacturer of any particular sample and if he wants a description ofthe product and/or its price he can locate the description of thearticle by referring to the manufacturers index in Sweets ArchitecturalCatalogues.

While the sample case or binder herein described is particularly adaptedfor use in conjunction with a catalogue such as Sweets ArchitecturalCatalogues, it is not limited to such use and may be used for binding orretaining samples for any purpose whatever.

I claim:

1. A sample case or binder comprising a backing member having at leastthree sections, a substantially at fastener-retainer section and coversections, said cover sections being hinged to the fastener-retainersection, and movable into substantially the same plane therewith, asubstantially uniplanar base member secured te the fastener-retainersection of the backing member, said base member having upstanding spacedears at each end thereof, the ears at each end of the base member havingaligned openings, a curved sample-retaining member having arcuateportions at each end lying between the spaced ears, and fastening meanspassing through the ears and arcuate end portions of the ends of thesample-retaining member for fastening said member to the base member.

A2. A sample case or binder comprising a backing member having at leastthree sections, a substantially flat fastener-retainer section and coversections, said cover sections being hinged to the fastener-retainersection, and movable into substantially the same plane therewith, asubstantially uniplanar base member secured to the fastener-retainersection of the backing member, said base member having upstanding earsat each end thereof, the ears of each end of the base member havingaligned openings, a curved fiat semi-circular sample-retaining memberhaving arcuate portions at each end, said arcuate portions lying betweenthe spaced ears, and fastening means passing through the ears andarcuate end portions at the ends of the sample-retaining member andpermanently secured therein for fastening said member to the basemember.

CHAUNCEY L. WILLIAMS.

Oct. 30, 1934. M R ZECHUN 1,978,927

BRAKE TESTING APPARATUS Filed May 25, 1931 e sheets-sheet 1 INVENTOR.

